Table 2.

Statistical Comparison of Early and Delayed Weight-Bearing Cohorts Is Tabulated.^a

	Early Weightbearing				Delayed Weightbearing
NRS	N	Mean	SE	SM	N	Mean	SE	SM	t test
Preop	18	3.8	0.51	n/a	19	5.1	0.68	n/a	0.149
6 wk	16	2.1	0.43	< 0.001	20	2.5	0.44	< 0.001	0.595
3 mo	17	1.6	0.44	< 0.001	14	2.6	0.59	< 0.001	0.209
6 mo	12	1.7	0.83	< 0.001	15	1.9	0.45	< 0.001	0.79
1 y	9	2	0.83	< 0.001	5	2.4	1.29	0.019	0.79
2 y	10	4.1	0.8	0.37	10	2.3	0.7	< 0.001	0.107
AAOS	N	Mean	SE	SM	N	Mean	SE	SM
Preop	18	70.3	3.3	n/a	19	67.3	3.9	n/a	0.559
6 wk	15	83.1	3.5	< 0.001	12	68.7	4.6	0.5	0.017
3 mo	17	84.4	3.7	< 0.001	14	79.4	3.8	0.003	0.361
6 mo	12	85.2	5.1	< 0.001	15	85.5	3.8	< 0.001	0.954
1 y	9	88.7	4	< 0.001	5	74.2	14.3	0.253	0.378
2 y	10	75.9	4.75	0.219	10	79.3	7.9	0.046	0.716

Abbreviations: AAOS, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery foot and ankle score; NRS, numeric rating scale; SE, standard error; SM, sequential measures.

^aOf note, the sequential measures (SM columns) analysis compares preoperative values of that group to subsequent time points.